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Alexander, Lucia Gray, 1814-1916. Notebook and miscellaneous papers, 1856-1913.

Title: Notebook and miscellaneous papers, 1856-1913.

Notebook contains observations of daily life in an Italian town, reminiscences and reflections on the history, art and antiquities of Tuscany recorded in essays; with an index to subjects. Included are newspaper clippings and broadsides, 1864-1913, prose writings and letters received (some by her daughter), ca. 1863-1866, and two letters to Francesca Alexander, 1910 and 1913, regarding her book, The Hidden servants.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. + 1 folder (20 items)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11897223 View

Alexander, Francesca, 1837-1917. History of fifty francesconi given to the poor, ca. 1857.

Title: History of fifty francesconi given to the poor, ca. 1857.

Illustrated account of the individuals and families helped by her donations in and around the city of Florence, Italy, where the Alexander family resided. Vellum binding, with "S.S.R." in gold on the cover. With an 11 p. letter to Elizabeth Russell Lyman dated 1905 Feb. 11, Florence, from Lucia Gray Alexander, reminiscing about Boston, the old Hancock House and Gardner Brewer, and discussing Francesca Alexander's works of charity among the poor in Florence.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (50 leaves) in slipcase : ill. ; 22 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71257884 View

Brewer, Gardner, 1806-1874. Letters: Boston, [Mass.], to [Lucia Gray] Alexander, 1864-1865.

Title: Letters: Boston, [Mass.], to [Lucia Gray] Alexander, 1864-1865.

Letters discuss the Civil War, presidential election of 1864, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, economic conditions and the price of gold.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27418245 View